Highly recommend if its your first time in New Orleans. Driver is extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. Learned a lot about New Orleans and saw a lot of sites to plan for the rest of our stay in New Orleans to visit personally on foot. Visited a Cemetery for a few minutes for a guided tour and explanation on how burials work in New Orleans. Also pick up and drop off in front of your Hotel. Driver also gave us a great tip on where to get great food and not fall for tourist traps. read more

Christopher our tour guide/ operator for the city tour was outstanding. He was a subject matter expert on New Orleans history. He was very personable and everyone loved that we had him as our operator. We were all extremely impressed with the historical information on New Orleans development, culture aspects, and various legislature. Additionally, he provided recommendations for sites to visit, the street car system, and cultural events of New Orleans. This is a must see City Tour for the entire family. I loved it@ read more

Christof was an amazing tour guide and a native of Nola. He gave a wonderfully informative and engaging presentation. He was extremely accommodating and I feel like we know and love the city more now! read more

I joined Michael's tour today 6/3 and it was fantastic! Michael was very engaging and enthusiastic during the entire tour. He's very knowledgeable of the city and I'd recommend this tour to anyone. It was a very comfortable ride and Michael navigated extremely well in a city where there are some crazy drivers. His handling of the bus in the narrow streets of the French Quarter was more than impressive. Thanks for a wonderful tour! Awesome job, Michael!! read more

Christoph was superb as our tour guide/driver ... very knowledgeable!! Would highly recommend. This is my 6th visit to area and I could kick myself for not doing this tour during my first or 2nd visit to the area. read more

We thoroughly enjoyed our City and Cemetery Tour with Lee! We discovered so many interesting things about New Orleans and were given a great overview of the city and its history. Lee was very personable, knowledgeable, and entertaining as we rode in the comfortable bus. We appreciated his honesty about the good points and not-so-good points of the city. This is a great way to get an introduction to New Orleans and it's diverse neighborhoods and cultures. Highly recommended! read more

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Tashana gave us an excellent tour of the city. We learned and saw so much. It was a fantastic introduction to everything New Orleans.

Wonderful tour! Lee was so informed and provided a great tour. I learned so much about the city and area!

Bob was a lot or fun and really kept us engaged and entertained. I was super impressed and had a lot of fun.

This was a very informational tour. I would recommend taking this tour at the beginning of your vacation to get an idea what you want to visit in New Orleans. We had Lee as our tour guIde. He was very knowledgeable and excellent historian. The tour company was very accommodating and a great deal. read more

Wow! Christophe is professional, flexible, kind and laid back, yet gets the job done! We booked Christophe for 4 days in a row for our wedding weekend! I was just about to book with another company when I came across his website and online reviews. The amount of time he put in to explaining things to me, his courteous and patient manner is what sealed the deal for me! He had recommendations for lunches, activities, coolers and helped with daily stocking and ice. He was flexible on how we handled reservations, deposits, advance payment and possible individual cancellations from guests. Day 1 was a custom swamp tour with a visit to the Barataria Preserve and delicious to order sandwich lunch. Fresh restaurant food in the middle of a swamp! Day 2 was a plantation tour where our guests got to choose between tours on the way there! This was extremely meaningful to me to allow our guests options! He also has a working relationship with one of the best Evergreen tour guides, and he was able to get her to come in on her day off! Day 3 were two consecutive City bus tours with stops at a cemetery and beignets at Morning Call! (He was a great tour guide!) And Day 4 he arranged for our actual wedding day transportation, to pick up family and take our hotel guests to the ceremony site. His bus was new, clean and comfortable! And he was always well dressed and prepared! He was so knowledgeable and great to work with from start to finish! I could not recommend him or New Orleans Native Tours any more highly! Thank you Christophe for everything! Mandy and Bob October 2014 read more

Just got off the tour with Darin as the guide and really feel like we developed a great appreciation of the city. So happy we did this. Darin was funny and knowledgeable about the area and you really get your money's worth. Also, I got sick and had to cancel a swamp tour with these guys and there was a quick refund - no questions asked. Would go with these guys again. read more

Read the reviews - it sounds like depending on the tour, they either give them personally or hire them out. Ours was hired out and there seemed to be a lack of communication between the 2 companies, but it did work out with little frustration. We did the 2 plantation tour. We were NOT given a choice of plantations as stated in the description. When I booked, I did call and inquire and was told that on that day we would be given a choice and the tour bus would drop a group off at Evergreen and another off at Laura. That wasn't the case. The entire bus went to Oak Alley and Laura. It didn't matter as we had not seen either of them and Laura was actually our favorite of the two. So, again, it worked out. NOTE: You are not given much time to tour the grounds on your own. You were dropped off, given about 10-15 minutes before the tour started and about the same after. This was for both plantations. Our driver informed us that is what happens when you try to get two tours in the same day. Suggestion - maybe extend the tour a bit longer so we don't feel so rushed or just rent a car and take a day to tour them yourself. Our bus driver was very informative sharing all kinds of information to and from the plantations. Impressive. All in all, a pleasant experience and of the offerings out there, this seemed to be the best deal for the money. read more

Chris was great and the tour was amazing. So informative and fun at the same time. We took the 2 hour city tour and it was perfect amount of time. Saw so much and learned so much. Would definitely recommend this company!! read more

I was walking with my husband from our hotel (Omni Royal Orleans) to enjoy everything around us and eventually find some place to eat for lunch. Just a few minutes into the walk from our hotel, I saw a tourism information center advertising for activities etc. The name was a bit hidden but it's called New Orleans Native Tours located at 533 St. Louis Street. I decided to stop inside this place that sits right in the middle of a main tourist area (French Quarter). This was not in an "off the beaten path" area. I was interested in finding out about their tours and my husband decided to wait right outside as I planned to just get some information to look over before booking anything. There was also a sign saying they had free maps. I walked in and the people in there previously were leaving. They were asking where to find a bathroom. An older man who worked there with missing teeth and a thick (southern?) accent directed them and they left. I was now the only "customer" in the place. This older man and a younger man were working at this place together. Based on other reviews and photos, I believe they are related, the older man's name is possibly David, and the younger man's name is Christophe P. Owners of the place? - This is the full conversation that occurred: Me: "Hi! :) , what are your most ..." Older man (David?): "GET THE F**K OUT!!!!" (In a very venomous, vile, and violently threatening scary tone and volume. He was right in my face and pointing to the door. His eyes were so hateful and angry as if I had murdered his child) Me: (Stunned and shocked silence and then thinking maybe it's a joke?) Older man (David?): "GET THE F**K OUT!!!!" Me: "(shaky quiet voice) oh... (facial expression still stunned)... you are being serious?" (This all happened very fast. After asking if he's being serious, I stared at the younger man to get a response or explanation. The younger man (Christophe?) just smirked at me and was silent the entire time as if this is a regular occurrence) Older Man (David?): I'M F**KING SERIOUS!!!! GET THE F**K OUT!!!! (x5 repeat) Me: (Starting to shake and slowly back away) Okay.... - I know this sounds ridiculous. That's because it is. I left because I don't like confrontations or escalating dangerous situations. He was very clearly irrational and ANGRY within one second of seeing me. Who knows what he would have done? I don't even get parking tickets so I was definitely not going to stick around and argue with someone like this and get into any kind of trouble. I walked out and I tried telling my husband about what happened but I kept getting choked up when I tried to talk. I finally managed to get some words out and thought we would just walk away from that place while I told him what happened. As I was telling my husband what happened, the older man who yelled at me walked out a couple minutes later. He was just a few feet from us. I whispered to my husband that he was the guy who screamed at me. My VERY calm and collected husband asked him "what's your problem, man?" He responded to my husband by pointing his finger away from his street like we were stray dogs being kicked off his land... and screamed in the middle of the busy touristy sidewalk area for us to "GET THE F**K OUTTA HERE! IMA SKULL F**K YOU INTO THE PAVEMENT!" I'm not trying to be dramatic but I honestly still have no appetite a couple days after this incident. After this incident I was having panic attacks and crying on an off for the entire day. I'm not even a crier! The hate mixed with the scary anger that was emitting from that man's face has really left me with a sick feeling. I had never experienced anything like this before. If you insist on walking into this place, I would record your encounter. The problem is that a lot of their customers will be walk ins and people will not read the reviews before walking in. I'm just not sure how these people stay open in the middle of a very diverse and popular tourist spot. This wasn't just rude service. This was VERY scary. After reading some other reviews I'm pretty sure I've come to my own conclusion about why this happened to us specifically, but I'll let other reviewers draw their own conclusions. New Orleans is still one of my favorite cities to visit. I will come back as everyone else is so nice and the city is beautiful. I will also make sure everyone I know hears about this dark blemish on an otherwise magical city. To this family/business- You don't anger me. You make me sad for you. To have so much rage and treat people this way is appalling. I will SINCERELY pray that one day your hearts can be filled with love and peace. read more

Christoph was a fantastic tour guide. Extremely knowledgeable and personable. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting New Orleans. read more

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Awesome tour! Our guide was very professional yet personable Is felt like I was home. He was very detailed and knowledgeable about the cities history. Tour bus was very clean and cool. I highly recommend this tour if you have time to fit it in! read more

Nice job and helped me discover New Orleans is not the Bourbon st trap I always had thought it was. Well done history tour and about right in detail and length. Would go again! read more

This Tour is highly recommend before you do New Orleans! We had a femal tour guide who was from Chicago, but had lived in New Orleans for many years. She'd had fell in love with the city and you really could tell when she spoke about the city. She was so informative, that tour created how we was going to enjoy New Orleans. they were on schedule, courteous, and knowledgeable. I give two thumbs up. read more

I came to New Orleans for a few days and decided to go on a tour to see the sights, learn a little about the local history and get recommendations on cool places to go. Also I felt like I needed to do something more constructive than drink all day, though I did being beers on the bus so I guess that plan was a bust.. My tour guide Christophe was knowledgable and personable and provided us with interesting information about the city while still managing to keep us entertained and engaged while driving us around the New Orleans for about 2 and a half hours to see some of the local flavor and neighborhood. This felt like a perfect amount of time to get a feel for the city, learn a few things, and get a solid buzz on if you like to get down like that. We even stopped at a cool above ground cemetery which I personally find to be creepy but it was interesting to learn about this local custom, plus we saw a cool sculptor garden and got to try some of these famous beignets. Spoiler alert: they're really just small versions of fried dough topped with powdered sugar but I felt obligated to try all the local delicacies nonetheless. Overall I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn a little about the city and explore the different sections in a fun and engaging manor. read more

Kristoff was an excellent tour guide!!! He was on time.... Very kind and Pleasant. He was very knowledgeable about the history and land of New Orleans. It is very easy to book online or call over the phone to book your tour. I would book this company again and recommend it to friends. read more

Beware. This is just a ticket broker. We signed up for the advertised City and Cemetery Tour that allows, " opportunities to walk around on your own" and promises to visit Congo Square and St. Louis Cathedral along with Cemetery 3. Two hours before our scheduled departure, the agent called and told us we were going on a later tour, never mentioning it was with a company wIth a different name or - importantly - that Congo Square and the cathedral world be mentioned but not even driven past or that because of the later departure the cemetery would be closed. The only walking around was the bathroom break when the driver stopped to collect our fares. It was at that point we learned about the ticket broker. The actual tour operator was very gracious to us, but clearly had been burned by this ticket broker as well. We did not get the tour we wanted. Avoid this company and make sure you book directly with the tour operator. read more

Great tour. Our guide Christoph was very knowledgeable about the area. Got to see the different districts and learn some interesting things about each. read more

We had a great time!' We learned that there are many hauntings in NOLA because of its violence in the past. There were so many of us we were put into groups. Our tour guide was Trevor. He was very entertaining and just maybe giving us many factual information about N.O. All in all it was a fun couple of hours. read more

Took the City/Cemetary Tour. Awesome tour guide. Simple online registration. Bus was clean and allowed me to view the sites easily. Would definitely recommend (as I was by a local tour guide at Laura Plantation). read more

This was perfect for us. One in our group just had knee surgery, so we got to see New Orleans and give her knee a rest. Christophe was excellent. Great voice and charming. And what a driver. Part of the entertainment was seeing how he maneuvered through New Orleans, and especially busy French Quarter traffic. Super impressive! But, we also got to see so many things that I previously didn't get to see on various tours of NOLA. We really enjoyed Christophe's great commentary. His knowledge of the history/culture of New Orleans and his personal knowledge of the area were fantastic. We learned a great deal, and we also felt as though we were learning lots of tidbits and fascinating morsels from a true local. Great tour. Highly recommended! read more

Our tour guide, Christoph, was amazing, informative and helped to make our New Orleans stay a success. Our party of 10 took the walking French Quarter Haunted Tour on a Friday night using a Groupon deal. We enjoyed it so much that we booked the City/Cemetery tour on Sunday. The Friday night tour at 8PM was a great way to start the evening and left plenty of time after to hit Bourbon Street and enjoy late night eats. We hit all the hot haunted spots, including those made famous by American Horror Story: Coven. For the City/Cemetery tour, Chistoph drove the group around the city and its outskirts in a 21-person bus that's very clean and comfortable. We had walked the city so much over the weekend and quiet a few of us were hung over that the tour was the best way for us to enjoy our last hours in New Orleans. We learned a ton and were able to enjoy parts of New Orleans that we didn't know existed. Christoph is extremely knowledgeable about New Orleans...continually giving the perspective of someone who was born and raised in the City. Highly recommend New Orleans Native Tours! read more

What a Great tour!!! I would highly recommend to anyone. Christoph(our tour guide) was incredibly knowledgeable and told many interesting stories about the history and people of New Orleans. I found the information about the cemetery particularly fascinating. My friends and I came a long way to see the "Interesting City", I am from Brazil, we had an Australian, a Greek and a Jersey Girl, we were all amazed at the amount of information Christoph gave us!! I wish that I had taken advantage of other tours through "NEW ORLEANS NATIVE TOURS". It was an EXCELLENT experience. I would definitely use them again! read more

Had such a great time! I'm new to the city so I thought, why not take a ghost tour? The tour guide was very knowledgeable and it was great to see the quarter in a different way. A must do while visiting (or new to) New Orleans! read more

This was one of the most comprehensive and concise tours I have ever been on. After years of hearing my family members talk about their love affair with New Orleans, my husband and I decided to take a quick trip there to celebrate our anniversary. Because we had a short time window of time, we decided the best way to get as much in as possible was to book a driving tour. We spoke with one of the staff at The Ritz Carlton and they took care of booking our tour with the company that most of their hotel guests have enjoyed. The time frame was perfect and everything was set. Our driver, Lee, picked us up at the designated time, and maybe because it was the day after Easter, and people were either leaving town after the weekend, or not ready for a tour yet because they had just arrived, there were only two others on our bus... which was fantastic. The bus was clean, cool and the seats were very comfortable. I could see out of the windows and felt as though I was right in the middle of everything going on as we passed through Canal Street, The French Market, Lafayette Square, The Marigny, Treme, Uptown, a stop at St. Louis Cemetery #3, City Park and a bathroom break at Morning Call for beignets and a short stroll through the sculpture garden. Next we drove up City Park to the lake, heard a fascinating description of the levee system and saw the Lake View area, where almost every home had to be rebuilt after Katrina. All the while our driver Lee was talking, he was gliding easily through city traffic. I was really impressed. The second half of our tour was driving through Xavier, Tulane, The Audubon, The Garden District, up St. Charles, Magazine Street, and back up Canal to our hotel. SO MUCH TO SEE in such a short time. It was a perfect tour for us, and Lee's love for the city and great colorful information was exceptional. I would highly recommend this company for a guided tour. It was easy and fun. read more

Went on a tour for a bachelorette party and it was awesome! We had Sarahbelle and loved her! Highly recommend going on this tour. She is funny, professional and extremely knowledgeable. read more

The Cajun Encounter swamp tour was amazing. Our tour guide Captain Chris was so funny and he made the tour even more cooler than what it already was. read more

A great tour, hit all the right spots... Christoph knows his subject matter! Friendly, informative, laid back. He also gave us great "insider" advice on "off-the-beaten-path" sites, restaurants and bars to check out. All of them were great... read more

I've been to New Orleans several times but always on business. This time I came solely as a tourist and brought my daughter for her first time. This tour gave us both a real feel for the city.....its past, present and future by a "proud of my city" homegrown native. 2 1/2 hours went so fast. Worth your time and dollar. Do it at the start of your visit here. And should you desire, this tour will help you venture safely outside the French Quarter to experience all New Orleans has to offer. read more

Comfortable buses. Small groups and a knowledgeable tour guide. We thoroughly enjoyed this. Having been to New Orleans many times, it was a great way to see parts of the city we'd never seen before. Highly recommend for a nice afternoon in New Orleans. read more

Three of us took a city/cemetery tour. Another group had cancelled so we ended up with a private tour. Christoph was a very good tour guide. He told us lots of local history and gave us the heads up as to where to go for local music. He was absolutely right about it. We stopped at Cemetery 3 and also a local sculpture garden. There was a place to get beignets that were better than Cafe du Monde. Our guide answered all our questions as well. Good job Native Tours! read more

My Father, husband and I took this tour. Christoph was absolutely amazing. We learned a ton about the city and highly recommend using New Orleans Native Tours. We stopped at the St. Louis Cemetery #3, and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden (where we got a beignet at Morning Call) and toured several other historic neighborhoods. read more